Main Street in Port Monmouth (Middletown) in February. Municipal taxes are going up to cover increased costs of snow removal during the harsh winter season.

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Municipal taxes are going up and you can blame old man winter for it, said township officials.

But taxpayers got a break on employee health insurances costs, which in other towns have increased in double digits, but will only rise by 6 percent in 2014, officials said.

Township Committee members introduced a $70.2 million 2014 municipal budget, which bumps up taxes by one cent per $100 of assessed value to cover increased costs of snow removal during the harsh winter season. Last year's introduced budget was $67.93 million. ...